Story Elements 1
What do we call the sequence of events in a story?
What is the main message (or lesson) in the story?
Theme
When and where a story takes place?
The setting
What does "dict" mean?
speak
what does "tempo" mean?
Time
The author
What do we call the bad guy in a story?
The antagonist
What do you call the end of a story after the conflict has been resolved?
Resolution
scrib/script
write/ written
What does "-ure" mean?
refer to action, result, and instrument or use
What are the people or animals in a story?
The Characters
When something has to be fixed in a story, what do we call it?
conflict
When a character has figured out how to fix something, what has he/she done?
Found a SOLUTION
ante
before, in front
possessing, full of
The moral of a story
The theme
In what part of the plot are the setting and characters introduced?
the exposition
What part of the story is the high point or turning point in the plot?
the climax
what does chron mean?
time
what does "ic/ical" mean?
of or relating to
What is the part of the plot after the climax but before everything is resolved in the story?
the falling action
What are the elements of plot? (think plot diagram)
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution
What do you call the person the story is about?
the main character
What does "mob(il)/mot/mov" mean?
move
what does "ation/sion/tion" mean?